More North Sea strike action this week

OE Staff
Monday, August 1, 2016

Offshore workers working for Wood Group on Shell platforms are planning further strike action, scheduled for 4 August, as they continue a dispute over cuts. 

Workers in the Unite and RMT unions held a 24-hour strike on Tuesday 26 July, followed by a series of additional three-hour stoppages. 

A 48-hour strike is now scheduled for Thursday 4 August, affecting the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Nelson, Gannet, Shearwater and Curlew platforms.

The action is the first in 28 years and is over a dispute over 30% pay cuts and changes to allowances, says the Unite and RMT unions.

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North Sea strike starts

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